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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-4072 · published 20 September 2017

CVE-2015-4072: Helpdesk pro project helpdesk pro cross-site scripting vulnerability

Helpdesk Pro Project · Helpdesk Pro

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to name and message.

5.4 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% · top 13.5% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 3.5
2.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 8 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to name and message.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102 ExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102 ExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-4072), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.